Battle of Oliwa

Battle of Oliwa
Part of the Polish–Swedish War (1626–29)
Battle of Oliwa, Filip Janssen
Date 28 November, 1627 Location Near Gdańsk, Baltic Sea Result Polish–Lithuanian victory
Belligerents
Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth	Swedish Empire
Commanders and leaders
Arend Dickmann †	Nils Stiernsköld †
Strength
4 galleons 3 full-rigged pinnaces 3 fluyts	5 galleons 1 full-rigged pinnace
Casualties and losses
47 killed or wounded	304 killed or wounded 1 galleon destroyed 1 galleon captured

The Battle of Oliwa, also known as the Battle of Oliva or the Battle of Gdańsk Roadstead, was a naval battle that took place on 28 November, 1627, slightly north of the port of Gdańsk off of the coast of the village of Oliva during the Polish–Swedish War. It was the largest naval engagement to be fought by the Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth Navy and resulted in defeating a Swedish squadron led by Niels Stiernsköld that conducted a blockade of the harbour of Gdańsk. The Poles sailed out of the Gdańsk harbour and engaged the Swedish squadron capturing the Swedish flagship and sinking another Swedish warship.^[1]: 110